It economics is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions.
John Maynard KeynesIf economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.
John Maynard KeynesThe old saying holds. Owe your banker �1000 and you are at his mercy; owe him �1 million and the position is reversed.
John Maynard KeynesThe treasury could fill old bottles with banknotes and bury them..and leave it to private enterprises on well-tried principles of laissez-faire to dig the notes up again.
John Maynard Keynes